diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 388e9a7f..1478e29d 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -7066,7 +7066,7 @@ If
 .Ar path
 is
 .Ql - ,
-the contents are read from stdin.
+the contents are written to stdout.
 .It Xo Ic set-buffer
 .Op Fl aw
 .Op Fl b Ar buffer-name